John M. Binckley to John Carroll Brent, 24 June 1868

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Title: John M. Binckley to John Carroll Brent, 24 June 1868
Date: June 24, 1868
Creator(s): John M. Binckley | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00581
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Cite this page: Binckley, John M. and Walt Whitman. "John M. Binckley to John Carroll Brent, 24 June 1868." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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June 24, 1868. John Carroll Brent, Esq. Counsellor at Law, City Hall, Washington, D. C. Sir: Responding to your oral inquiry of the 23d instant, I herewith enclose a copy of our instructions of this date to the United States Attorney at Montgomery, Alabama. Respectfully, your ob't serv't. John M. Binckley. Assistant Attorney General [copy enc.]